
Mad Libs
Turn to your co-workers, kids, Facebook friends, family — anyone who’s accessible — and ask them to suggest an article, an adjective, and a noun. There’s your post title! Now write.
The Slimy Dragon
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a handsome prince. Every night he dreamed only of finding a beautiful princess with whom he could share his ever-increasing kingdom. His father, the Most Honorable Horrific Harold, the Third, had mastered the dark arts as a child, King Harold had conquered and tamed four dastardly dragons. King Harold had placed one dragon each at each of the four corners of his realm. The dragons were commanded to only look outward from the kingdom. Hence, the dragons were constantly enlarging King Harold’s realm because at each meal, the dragons would consume more and more of the neighboring tenant-farmers from the neighboring lands.
The handsome prince….
What was his name, Daddy?
Fillmore…
Fillmore. Was I named after the handsome prince?
Yes, you were, son. Now lay back down. Don’t you want to hear the rest of the story?
The handsome prince looked far and wide for a princesses. No sooner had a herald traveled to a nearby kingdom to make arrangements for a proposed union, a pesky dragon would infringe upon the new kingdom. Soon the new kingdom’s residences were not a welcoming body with which to join forces. Usually, they had no forces to join. Three meals a day take s a toll on a kingdom being forces to feed healthy dragons.
With that…. Father tucked the blanket up under Fillmore’s chin… kissed him on the forehead… and left of a good night’s sleep of his own.
Written for The Daily Post: February 18. 2016. Mad Libs
Lol. Good story. No wife for the Prince, she probably was eaten.
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Hahaha… that would be the story for another night??? Hope the kid does not get nightmares easily!
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Yeah, might be better to find a way to feed the dragons more effectively lol.
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So true???
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Fun post. Reminds me of Peter Falk telling a story to Fred Savage in “The Princess Bride.”
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Thanks for the read. I haven’t seen that movie.. Heard of it?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kxYApOPnW8 The Princess Bride is in my top 5 favorites of all time 🙂 You should see it, The bedtime story comes to life. Very funny deadpan humor.
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I will have to watch it.
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I hope you enjoy it!
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Great post. Dragon tamers do good work.
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All great talents can be possibly turned toward evil,,,
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Great storytelling! I just hope your sleepy one doesn’t think too hard about the details 🙂
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Oh, bed time stories. I miss them
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